ANNAPOLIS – Maryland health care provider CareFirst has been criticized for its decision to convert to a for-profit company, but a North Carolina study of Blue Cross plans in four states may quiet some critics

COLLEGE PARK – A campus is an insular place, but not even the columns and brick of the University of Maryland’s buildings could keep out the feeling of insecurity brought by the serial shootings that shocked the region in the past six days

ANNAPOLIS – The nationwide nursing shortage has affected hospitals, doctors’ offices and at-home care, but state officials are now worried that in the event of a biological emergency there won’t be enough help

ANNAPOLIS – Louise Cross, 85, of Baltimore, has arthritis and spends nearly $300 a month for her prescription drugs

ANNAPOLIS – An outbreak of listeria infection that hit five states including Maryland, is scaring consumers, but the state’s rate of the food poisoning is typical of past years, Maryland’s health department says

ANNAPOLIS — The second of many planned reports on the sale ofMaryland health care provider CareFirst may be held up because the groupconducting the study has not yet received all the data it need